Staff & Board

Wasps’ Head Office is at The Briggait in Glasgow.
We also have staff members based in South Block in Glasgow, Perth Creative Exchange and Inverness Creative Academy.

  • Patrons
  • Staff
  • Trustees & Board

Karen Anderson

Chair
B’Arch. (Hons), Dip. Arch, PRIAS, RIBA, FRSE – Founding Partner at Anderson, Bell & Christie. Visiting Professor, Robert Gordon University

Seona Reid

Vice Chair
DBE – Chair – British Council Scotland Advisory Committee

Nicola Walls

Chair of Property & Projects Sub-committee
Assistant Design Manager, Estates Department, University of Edinburgh

Erin Forster

Chair of Finance & Resources Sub-committee
MSc – Audit Manager, abrdn

Nikki Kane

Chair of Arts & Enterprise Sub-committee
PhD, MRes, MA (Hons) – Lecturer in Creative Arts & Industries, University of Glasgow – The Briggait tenant

Kirsty Macari

Trustee
FRTPI, FRSA, FHEA – Associate Dean (Education & Student Experience) at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design, University of Dundee

Dominic Echlin

Trustee
MEng CEng MIStructE – Chartered Structural Engineer & Director at Narro Associates Ltd, Consulting Structural & Civil Engineers

Janette Harkess

Trustee
Director of External Relations, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland

Anne McGregor

Trustee
Partner and Head of Commercial Real Estate at Anderson Strathern

Fiona Salzen

Trustee
LLB, ACA, MCSI – Finance and Strategy Consultant, Former Partner at Deloitte LLP

Santini Basra

Trustee
Director of Studio Andthen, South Block CI tenant

Kayleigh Sarah McGuinness

Trustee
Company Director ‘Creative Hangouts CIC’ & Visual Artist, Wasps Artist Tenant

David Stewart

Trustee
Operations Manager Building Compliance, Heriot Watt University

Kate Gray

Chief Executive Officer

Chris Cowie

Chief Operating Officer

David Illius

Head of Property

Kenneth Blackburn

Head of Projects

Kosta Sahinis

Finance Manager

Beth Harvey

Marketing & Communications Manager

Peter Thierfeldt

Head of Fundraising

Caitlin Callaghan

Events & Programme Manager

Fiona Allan

Marketing & Communications Officer

Jean McElvenna

Senior Finance Officer

Bonnie Forrest

Inverness Openarts Coordinator

Estefania Gilroy

Project Manager – Capital

David Cameron

Senior Property Manager – Glasgow

Moira Gavin

Property Manager – Tayside

Catherine MacNeil

Property & Facilities Manager – Highlands and Islands

Louise McGunnigle

Lettings Manager

Kirsty Singleton-Merry

Property Manager – Edinburgh & Borders

Niamh Donnelly

Finance Assistant

Mhairi McPhail

Operations & Improvement Coordinator

Carys Reilly

Receptionist – The Briggait/South Block

Sofia Sefraoui

Receptionist – Perth Creative Exchange

Calene Scott-White

Receptionist – Perth Creative Exchange

Samantha Gill

Receptionist – Inverness Creative Academy

Yne Hogetoorn

Receptionist – Inverness Creative Academy

Teia Hughes

Receptionist/Administrator – South Block

Professor Ian Wall

Patron
FRSE FRICS DSc HonFrias

Eleanor McAllister

Patron
OBE FRIAS FRSA